SECUNDERABAD: The Secunderabad Cantonment Board is all set to bid adieu to pre-independence era building bylaws (framed 82 years ago in 1935) and usher in new building bylaws for residential, commercial, educational, healthcare and industrial buildings in its jurisdiction that will be at par with those in force in GHMC areas.

As per draft building bylaws 2017, property owners can look forward to relaxation of certain rules like floor space index (FSI), floor area ratio (FAR), ground coverage and height of proposed multi-storeyed buildings and commercial complexes. The maximum building height will be fixed at 12 meters for residential plots of various categories and at 18 metres for commercial ones.

To encourage green practices, SCB plans to make it mandatory for property owners to have facilities like rainwater harvesting and solar water heating and plant one tree per 100 sq meters. The new bylaws will not only give relief to property owners having small plots (up to 80 sq mts), but are also expected to boost SCB's revenues. “ After certain changes in the draft bylaws, the resolution, along with the new bylaws, will be forwarded to the principal director, Defence Estates, Southern Command, Pune, for approval. He will forward it to the defence ministry for a final decision. This process may take at least four months,“ said SCB CEO SVR Chandra Sekar.

The authorities have decided to place restrictions on construction of basement to be used as parking, for air-conditioning plant, other building service and storage. Also appurtenant structures like parapet wall, roof water tanks, ventilation structures, mumty of staircase, chimneys and architectural features cannot exceed one meter in height.

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The draft allows district-level authorities, headed by the district magistrate, to seek exemption from public hearing while granting green clearance for sand mining in areas up to five hectares of land.

The court said it is the obligation of the government to protect its citizens who belong to middle class family and invested their hard earned money in buying flats but got cheated by builders and facing uncertainty.